Authorities hope to learn more about what happened to the Lily Jean and recover the bodies of lost crew members.
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Waldoboro eel farm shutters, leaving harvesters and tribe high and dry
American Unagi’s assets are now owned by a bank as the search for a buyer continues.
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New Gloucester assembling care package for families of fishing boat victims
About $1,000 has been raised for those affected by the boat’s sinking off Gloucester, Massachusetts, and donations will be accepted until Feb. 19.
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Maine’s lobster hot spot appears to be having a baby boom
After years of decline, the number of baby lobsters found along a key stretch of Maine’s coast has been above average the past 2 years.
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Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England
The move, which the president has linked to his support for Maine fishermen, reestablishes fishing in Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, a nearly 5,000-square-mile preserve east of Cape Cod.
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Maine fisherman lost at sea remembered for his love of country and Aroostook County
Freeman Short, 31, a 4th-generation fisherman from Presque Isle, was among the 7 people who perished when the Lily Jean went down off Massachusetts on Jan. 30.
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New England fishing tragedy claims 7 lives as boat sinks in frigid waters
The victims included a father and son and a young fisheries observer on her first job at sea.
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Coast Guard searching for Massachusetts fishing crew after distress call leads to discovery of body, debris
It is unclear how many people were on board the Lily Jean, a 72-foot vessel once featured in a documentary on the dangers of deep-sea fishing.
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Maine’s beloved ‘Lobster Lady’ dies at 105
Virginia Oliver, who gained international fame as Maine’s oldest lobster fisherman, died Wednesday in Rockland.
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Authorities investigating theft of $400K worth of lobster
The Dec. 12 heist from a cold-storage facility in Taunton, Massachusetts, is the latest in a string of high-value cargo thefts plaguing the transport industry.